Phanerozoic polar wander, palaeogeography and dynamics

2012/07/09 by Trond H. Torsvik, Rob Van der Voo, Ulla Preeden +12 · 18 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Apparent polar wander #Baltica #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies #Gondwana #Laurasia #Laurentia #Ordovician #Palaeogeography #Paleomagnetism #Paleontology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Paleozoic #Pangaea #Permian #Polar wander

paper · doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2012.06.007

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